Jobless claims dip, spending up in sign of rebound (AP)

Published: November 25, 2009Posted in: Business, Top StoriesTags: , ,

Michigan state Department of Human Services caseworker Sandy Satchel, foreground, works at the Family Independence Agency in Detroit, Nov. 13, 2009. As Michigan struggles with the highest-in-the-nation jobless rate, state workers who deal with unemployment, welfare and other aid programs say they have never been so overwhelmed — or so worried about their safety. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - In a hopeful sign for the economy, the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell below 500,000 last week for the first time since January.


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